Thursday, May 27, 2010

The Differences in culture….

•Australians pronounce the letter “H” like heyh and the letter “z” is zed.
•“Taking the piss out of you” means like making fun of you; it’s a good thing.
•Biscuits are cookies
•Favorite is spelled favourite; Behavior is spelled Behaviour; etc
•Lemonade is a Sprite or 7up
•“I reckon” is commonly said
•Fact: the Australian government made a law that force all cigarette companies to have the same black and white packaging. That way no brand stands out or looks appealing. A pack of cigarette cost roughly $30.
•Organization is spelled Organisation; etc.
•Skinny jeans and short jeans are commonly worn by men
•Aussie men (including heterosexuals) own and wear Uggz
•Money Bills vary in size. The smaller the bill the less it is worth. Notes (or coins) vary is size and colour. The smaller the gold note the more it is worth. Gold notes are either $1 or $2. Large silver notes are worth more than small silver notes.
•Pepperoni is know as Cabanossi.
•Raspberry is big in Australia. Usually when you go to a 7-11 store, you can always get cherry or cola slushies. In Australia, you always have raspberry and cola slushies.



( A Mexican Family Dinner; very Australian, but not really )

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